There's so much talk about changing your thinking and think positive that it can be a bit overwhelming at times as to how to actually achieve the kind of change that everyone is talking about. I'm going to introduce you to a a new approach to help you change your thinking.

What's the main purpose of thinking? In de Bono's "Thinking Course" he tells us that the the main purpose of thinking is to abolish thinking. The mind works to make sense out of confusion and uncertainty and to recognize familiar patterns in the world. As soon as a pattern is recognized the mind hooka into it and the work of further thinking becomes unnecessary." What an astonishing statement. I know it was for me when I first read it. "The main purpose of thinking is to abolish thinking."

When I read this passage I immediately recognized why it's so difficult for people to change their thinking and certainly their behavior. Since the mind works to identify familiar patterns and then settle into those familiar patterns it becomes obvious that when we try to alter a pattern (change) the mind immediately goes into protection mode and resists. It primarily resits because to go against the established pattern or comfort zone is to re-introduce seeming confusion and uncertainty into the mind. Our thoughts create a pattern and the mind works to protect that comfort zone as well.

It really is vital that we don't just try to change our thinking without improving the power of our ability to think. There are lots and lots of games and short exercises that will help you to improve your thinking skill so that you can change your thinking and/or your behavior if that's what you really want to do.

Here are three tips to help you get started:

Tip #1 - Recite the alphabet forwards and then backwards three times in a row every day for a week.

Tip #2 - Take an improvisation class. This will challenge your natural thought process because you will be immersed in the skills of spontaneity and imagination.

Tip #3 - practice association. When you get an idea tell yourself to create associations for that idea. Ask your self "What else does this idea bring to mind." Brainstorm for 5 minutes on what else you could do that might significantly extend the idea and take it to another level.

I hope this helps you to understand why it can be so difficult to change thinking and/or behavior. It's not that you're lazy or that you don't really care about improving your life. I also hope this gives you some comfort to know that there's something you can do that will help you to be able to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think so you can do those things that you really want to do.

Denise is the creator of the "Dream BIG Motivated Mindset System" and for the past 10 years has been teaching the system that helps women discover success strategies to improve the bottom line in all areas of their lives. She also offers free weekly teleseminars, as well as online courses with a workshop environment.

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